2012-13 Boys Tennis Individual State Tournament

2012-13 Boys Tennis Individual State Tournament

Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2012; Wednesday, October 3, 2012 (Rd. 1) to be played concurrently at team tennis regional sites. Saturday, October 6, 2012 (Rd. 2 or 3), to be played at team tennis regional sites.Times: Determined by host school.Admission: Free.

Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012.Times: Morning session at 10 am; Afternoon session at 2 pm.Admission: Free.Note: For each player(s) listed below, the first record indicates regular season, the second indicates state tournament. Add both for overall season record.

Schneider Wins Third Singles Crown, Carmel Pair Takes Doubles
Bloomington South's Ronnie Schneider capped an outstanding prep career with another singles state championship and Carmel teammates Charlie Emhardt and Dan Rodefeld emerged as the winners of the doubles tournament.

Schneider, a senior, topped Dan Rayl of Park Tudor in the final match, 6-2, 6-1 to secure his third consecutive state title, just the second player to do so. South Bend Adams' Paul Koscielski won three straight from 1981-83. Schneider (34-0) went 83-0 during his three year run and finished his prep career at 101-3.

Rayl, a sophomore, was attempting to win the singles title after winning the doubles crown as a freshman a year ago.

Like Schneider, Emhardt and Rodefeld (31-2) earned a bye into Saturday morning's semifinal round and won both matches on the day including a 6-0, 6-1 win over Noah Moss and Will Seger of Jasper in the final match. The seniors coupled their doubles championship along with the team state title they celebrated with their Carmel teammates a week ago. Rodefeld's older sister, Sarah, also won a state doubles title with Carmel in 2009-10.

Singles
1. The 4 regional champions will advance to the state singles finals on Friday and Saturday, along with the No. 1 undefeated singles players whose teams were eliminated during the semi-state tourney or the state finals.
2. Pairings for the singles state finals shall be conducted in the following manner:

The No. 1 singles player of the state championship team, provided he/she is undefeated, shall be the first placement.

Any undefeated No. 1 singles player from a defeated state finals tourney team shall be the next placement.

Any undefeated No. 1 singles player from a defeated semi-state tourney team shall be the next placement; if there is more than one qualifying individual from a semi-state team, the individual(s) with the greater number of individual matches won in team play during the tourney will receive the better placement.

The four players advancing to the individual state finals from the individual regional competitions will be the next placements.

The individual regional champions will be the next placements. The individual regional champions with the greater number of individual matches won during the tourney (team and individual) will receive the better placements. The individuals shall be seeded by a blind draw if there is a tie with the individuals’ tourney records.

No other data shall be used to determine pairings.

Doubles
1. The 4 regional champions will advance to the state doubles finals on Friday and Saturday, along with the No. 1 undefeated doubles teams whose teams were eliminated during the semi-state tourney or the state finals.
2. Pairings for the doubles state finals shall be conducted in the following manner:

The No. 1 doubles team of the state championship team, provided it is undefeated, shall be the first placement.

Any undefeated No. 1 doubles team from a defeated state finals tourney team shall be the next placement.

Any undefeated No. 1 doubles team from a defeated semi-state tourney team shall be the next placement; if there is more than one qualifying doubles team from a semi-state team, the doubles team(s) with the greater number of individual matches won in team play during the tourney will receive the better placement.

The four doubles teams advancing to the doubles state finals from the doubles regional competitions will be the next placements.

The doubles team regional champions will be the next placements. The doubles team regional champions with the greater number of individual matches won during the tourney (team and individual) will receive the better placements. The doubles team shall be placed by a blind draw if there is a tie with the tourney records.